THE PANBURY REPORTER.
VOLUME XXXIII.
fe A MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG JVIAN ON THE FARM
9
Instead of Trying to Equip Yourself «For "Business "
Put the Same Time and Effort in Agricultural
Education, and Your Success Will Be Far
Greater--Suggestions You Ought To
Consider.
Mr. Editor :
The world is to-day full °f'
young men and boys who are try- >
ing to equip themselves for some,
life work so as to be able to com- j
pete for their opponents or would j
•be opponents. They realize that
the time is now here when prog- :■
ress in life necessitates the very j
best of equipment for whatever
vocation they pursue. And, yet, j
while this is the case, it is a sad
fact that so many young men
think the best way to acquire this
necessary equipment is to go off
and take what is known as a "bus
iness course." There are a good
number of boys, a great many of ■
whom are very young, who fill the
business colleges of our country ,
every year to overflowing, and
who think that they are fitting J
themselves in the very best way 1
possible to make the greatest suc
cess in life.
THE INDEPENDENCE OF FARM LIFE..
The reason I call this a sad fact 5
is because so many of those same
boys make such miserable failures,.
fall so far short of ther expects-,
are so badly disappointed. |
think that they are doing
IF the best and wisest thing for them- i
J eelvef. They do not realize the j
fact that they are preparing them - i
selves to act as slaves, but never- !
theless they are.
1 ricultural college and get an edu-;
cation that offers a greater oppor- (
i tunity to make success and at the
same time affords you more pleas
! ure than any other business can
i possibly offer you?
If more of our young men would
decide to get.an agricultural edu
| cation aud turn their attention to
the farm, we would see fewer fail-;
| ures in the business world.
Improved agriculture id what.
we need; what the world seems to
Ibe calling for. Everything seeniß
ito say to the young men of our
'country: "Young man, get an fig- \
• ricultural education and turn your!
attention to farming, for this is ,
'what we need; the kind of nu •.
| the world is looking for."
INCREASING DIGNITY OF FARMIN
I am afraid the reason that i
more of our young men-are not
entering this successful field is
j because they look on farming as
somewhat degrading and inferior.
But I am glad to say that, in this,
they are very much mistaken, j
Farming is fast ooming to tbo!
front; is fast gaining on all other!
industries and occupations, aud
the time is near when it will be
j looked at as the best and most suo
| cessful, as well as the most honor
j able occupation to be considered
by a young man seekiug a life
work.
v There is man doifeg
m \ jfefcday who
mtu m?i i Sr*» t IS. ■ • ~
DANBURY, N. C M SEPT. 0, 1900.
j T
Texr Books Selected Tuesday.
The following books were adopt-1
ed by the State text book com- j
mission for the next five years :
Histories: "Beginner's History of
the United States," White, Amer- j
ican Book Coqa pan y; "Chamber's
j Higher History of the United j
States," University Publishing
Company ; Readers—"G ra d o d
Classics," first and second, B. F.
Johnson Publishing Company;
"Classics Old and New," third,
fourth and fifth, University Pub
lishing Company; arithmetics —
Johnson's series, primary, inter-1
mediate, and advanced, B. F. i
Johnson Publishing Company; |
lanquage and grammar—Ryan's
."Lessons in English Book 1," D. j
C. Heath & Co.; "Our Language,
Book 2," Smith, B. F. Johnson
Publishing Co.; Buehjer's "Mod- j
ern English Graramer With Com-!
: position," Newson & Co.; geogra
, phy—"Maury'B Ele m en tary, '
"Maury's Complete," University
Publishing Company; spelling
"A Spelling Book," Fost Griffin,
Alfred Williams & Co.; phys
iology—"Lippincott's Physiol
ogy," threee-book series, J. B.
Lippinoott & Co.; drawing—Webb
and Ware's "Practical Drawing,"
Webb and Ware's writing—"The ,
Natural System of Vertical," I).,
C. Heath & Co.; "The Old North
State Copy, Models," North State
Publishing Co.; "Smithdeal Writ- \
ing Book, Slant," B. F. Johnson
Publishing Co.; agriculture—
"Agriculture for Beginners," Hill,
Burke and Stevens, Ginn & Co.;
dictionaries—Webster's Primary,"
"Common School," "High School,"
"Academy," American Book Co.
The adoption of text books
civics and on North C|eqljlr"-' ' '
tory was PGati\3t>»d -
V> I
Rural Hall Building Notes.
The directors of the new Com-1
| meroial aud Farmers' Bank at
Rural Hall have elected the fol
lowing officers : President, Dr. 8.
;S. Flynt; Vice Prisident, J, C.
Lawrence, and Cashier, Ellis E.
| Shore. Material is being placed
on the bank's lot on Main street
preparatory to the erection of a
brick builuing 20x58 feet, Work
on the building will be com
menced at 3nce and it is the pur
pose of the company to complete
the building and begin business
i not later than November Ist. The
stockholders comprise the leading
i business men of Rural Hall and;
the surrounding country. The,
paid in capital of the Commercial
and Farmers' Bank will be $5,000.
The new brick two-story struct
! ure thflt is being ereoted .by the
enterprising mercantile firm of
Lawrence & Payne will be com
pleted in thirty days. This firm
will carry ,u larger line of goods
than ever before. It will be -re
memberer', -hat this firm's old store
with stock of goods was destroyed
by fire in "/arch of this year.
DANBURY ROUTE 1.
Daubury Route 1, Aug. 28.
| Farmers are very busy cutting
i and ouring tobacco in this section.
Mrs. Will Oakley has a very
I bad felon on her finger, and also
Mr. Pleas Oakley is on the sick
' list.
Mr. Willie Covington and his
cousin, Miss Nannie, visited at
Mr. P. H. Young's Saturday and
Sunday.
Say, Mi"»s Carrie, did Mr.
11. call tu a vou Sil^s*"
THE SITUATION IN REGARD TO POLL TAXES
A Statement From Mr. J. D. Humpreys, Showing
I hat Only 157 Failed to Pay this Year Before
May Ist, Against 373 Two Years Ago--
Democrats 200 Votes Better Off Than
Two Years Ago.
Danbury, Aug. 30.
Mr. Editor :
1 have had numerous inquiries
i concerning the statistics with re
gard to poll taxes, and the pay
ment of the same in Stokes coun
ty. With your permission, I will
endeavor to give what information
I can through your newsy and in
• teresting paper.
j In 1903 there were 2,56b polls in i
the county against whom taxes
were assessod. There were only
2,465 polls assessod for taxes in :
1905, which makes 101 more polls
in the county subject to taxation
two years ago than now. Two
years ago the Sheriff returned
that 2,093 persons had paid their
poll taxes on or before May Ist.
This year he returned that 2,20'->
persons had paid them on or be
fore said May Ist, There were
listed two years ago 473 polls
which were not paid on or before
May Ist.. This year there were
! listed 257 polls which were not;
paid on or before May the first, i
From the most reliable informa-'
tion, 1 am satisfied that erch one!
of these list 3of 473 and 257 re -
spectively contains at leasl 100!
names of persons who have remov
ed. dead or a-e taxed erronpously in |
various ways. Soji— * r " ~"
be only ■
Briefs Adrift.
Mr. Thos. S. Petree spout Sun
day visiting at Smith.
Dr. S. A. Moir, of Francisco, was
among the visitors here Monday.
Mr. Thos. King, of Roanoke,
spent Sunday night at Piedmont.
Miss Mary Taylor left Monday
to enter school at Guilford Col
lege.
Mr. Y. S. Smith, of Germanton
Route 1, was a visitor here Mon
day.
The fall term of Stokes Superior
Court convenes September 2Jth.
Judge Ward will preside.
Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Neal, of
Monroe, spent the past week with
relatives here and at Meadows.
Messrs. A. J. Fagg, Alvin Blair
and Ham Mabe attended the
Robinson circus at Winston Mon
i day.
Mr. Samuel Stewart, who has
been oonfined to his bed with
sickness for a few days, is out
again.
Rev. Mr. Wiliiarn9P« pastor of
M. Ek' \tWins
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